Lamp



April 1934 R. A. ROMBERG I 1,953,504

LAMP

Filed May 10, 1935 50 of the longitudinal edges thereof.

Patented Apr. 3, l34

UNITED STTES AENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

This invention relates to lamps and more particularly to a lamp and a support therefor, the support being so constructed that the lamp may stand upon a table or other support, or may be 5 readily and conveniently mounted upon the back of a chair, or the like, and retain its position thereon so that anyone sitting in the chair may receive the rays of light over his shoulder, and they will be directed at the proper angle upon a book, paper, or other reading material held by the occupant of the chair.

One object of my invention is the provision of a lamp which may be conveniently used either as a table lamp or as a lamp attached to articles of furniture, such as a chair or the like.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a lamp having supporting means such that it may be placed upon a table or other sup-- porting surface, or may be readily and detachably mounted upon another article of furniture,

such as a chair or the like.

More specifically, I contemplate by my invention the provision of a lamp having a base for supporting the lamp from a supporting surface, and an oiTset standard rising from the base whereby the angled portion of the standard may be employed to support the lamp from a chair back or other piece of furniture.

To these and other ends the invention consists in the novel features and combinations of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a lamp emr bodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 22 of Fig.

1 showing a top plan view of the base;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but reduced in size and showing the method of supporting the lamp from a chair back, and

i base 10 having a standard 11 rising therefrom,

the standard being secured to the base in any desired manner, but preferably in an off-center position. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the standard is secured to the base at a point adjacent one The reason for this will appear hereinafter.

The standard 11, as shown, rises substantially perpendicularly from the base but is bent or turned, as shown at 12, to provide a more or less horizontal section 13, at the other end of which (Cl. Mil-53) is a second bend 14 resulting in a substantially vertical section 15, to which the lamp 16 may be attached. A shade 17 may be secured to the lamp in any desired manner.

It will be observed that the section 13 is not truly horizontal but is, in fact, inclined downwardly to a slight extent with respect to the portion 11 of the standard. In other words, the angle at the point 12 between the portions 11 and 13 is slightly less than a right angle so that this portion of the standard will conform to the shape of the usual upholstered chair back. The portion 15 will be substantially parallel to the part 11 but will be oifset therefrom due to the generally horizontally extending part 13.

The base 10 may be weighted to a sufficient extent to provide a stable support for the lamp when supported upon a table, and as shown in the drawing, the more or less horizontally extending portion 13 will extend away from that edge of the base nearer to the standard 11. By positioning the standard 11 near one edge of the base and arranging the standard as described, there will, of course, be less likelihood of the lamp being tipped or knocked over when resting upon the base 10.

In Fig. 3 of the drawing I have shown a manner of supporting the lamp upon the back of a chair 18. It will be apparent that the back of the chair, which is usually in a slightly inclined position, will enter the somewhat acute angle between the portions 11 and 13 of the standard at the bend 12, and the portion 13 will rest upon the upper edge of the chair. The weight of the base 16 will tend to cause the portion 11 of the standard to swing inwardly toward the chair back until the front edge of the base will strike against the back of the chair. As a considerable portion of the base will project toward the chair from the standard, this will maintain the standard in a substantially upright position, and the base being arranged to have a straight edge against the back of the chair, the lamp will be supported in a stable position. In this position the portion 15 of the standard will be substantially perpendicular and, therefore, the lamp will be supported in proper position to be used by the occupant of the chair.

The portion 13 of the standard may preferably be roughened, as shown at 19, so that it will cling to the upper portion of the chair with a certain amount of friction. This roughening may be a part of the rough finish of the entire standard or may merely be a rough finish applied to this portion of the standard. The same result may also be secured, if desired, by cementing or otherwise securing a piece of cloth or fabric upon the under side of the portion 13.

t will be noted that the standard, consisting of the portions ll, 13 and 15, is of circular shape in cross section and may preferably be a tubular member, and that the bent or turned portions 12 and 14 will preferably not be sharp corners, but rather will be arcuate in form. This is particularly desirable in connection with the portion 12 so that it will fit more closely to the upholstered chair back.

While I have shown and described a preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that it is not to be limited to all of the details shown, but is capable of modification and variation within the spirit of the invention and within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. An article of the character described having a base and a standard rising from the base, said standard having a substantially vertically extending section adjacent the base and. a laterally extending section joined to the vertically extending section by an arcuate portion of the standard, a second vertically extending portion at the other end of the laterally extending portion, a lamp supported on the second-named vertically extending portion, and said base having the standard connected thereto in an off-center position and said laterally extending portion projecting beyond the outline of the base, whereby the structure may rest upon the base or upon the lower surface of the laterally extending portion with the lamp in upright position.

2. A lamp comprising a base having a straight edge at one side thereof, a standard secured to the base at a point remote from said edge, said standard comprising upper and lower substantially vertically extending portions and an intermediate laterally extending portion, said laterally extending portion being directed toward the straight edge of the base and being arranged at an acute angle with respect to the lower vertically extending section whereby it is inclined in a downward direction, and said laterally extending portion extending beyond the outline of the base, whereby the lower surface of the laterally extending portion may rest upon a support with the lamp in upright position.

3. A lamp comprising a base having a straight edge at one side thereof, a standard secured to the base at a point remote from said edge, said standard comprising upper and lower substantially vertically extending portions and an intermediate laterally extending portion extending beyond the outline of the base, said laterally extending portion being directed toward the straight 9- edge of the base and being arranged at an acute angle with respect to the lower vertically extending section whereby it is inclined in a downward direction, and the lower surface of said laterally extending section being roughened to frictionally engage a support.

4. A lamp comprising a base having a straight edge at one side thereof, a standard secured to the base at a point remote from said edge, said standard comprising upper and lower substantially vertically extending portions and an intermediate laterally extending portion, said laterally extending portion being directed toward the straight edge of the base, and a lamp secured to, and projecting upwardly from, the upper end of the upper of said vertically extending portions.

RAYMOND A. ROMBERG. 

